The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-03-10
MARIETTA MATTERS.

on us as bright and calm as May morning.
Fruit trees are filling the air with the
fragrance of their sweet blossoms
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam R. Hirsch have re-
turned home from their trip North.
Rev. John Jones, D. D. will preach in
Presbyterian Church next Sunday morning.
Chairman Glover is having some good
street work done.
Sessions, Handy & Co, will sell you a
reinforced linen bosom shirt for Scots.
Mrs. Charley DuPre and children Of
Gainesville, are visiting Mrs W. P. Ander-
son.
Marietta has quite number of North
ern visitors here, now, and others are CON-
ing.
Miss Emory, charmingly beautiful
young lady from Opelika, Ala, is visiting
DR.. Wrights daughters
Mr.. John Welborn of Blairsville son
of Judge j. G. Welborn, has been appointed
mail agent on the Marietta and North Ga.
Railroad.
Macon has raised subscription fund
of $500 per month to advertise the resources
of the city, and as a consequence, men of
means are daily examining the situation
for investments
-MARRIED-On the afternoon of the Sd
Inst, at shp Baptist Parsonage, by Rev. G..
s. Tumin, Mr. Phillip J. Yoss, of Atlanta,
to Miss Olive Gam, Of Smyrna, Oqbb eqqn-
ty.
W. FL. Harper, the missing Elbertonian.
has been heard from. He was recently
seen in Augusta and Savannah, by gen.
tleman from Kissimmee, Fla, says the
Leadss.
Letter Heads, Bill Heada, Note Heads,
Statements, &c, printed at less than Atiaa.
ia prices and put up in pads at Marietta
Journal Job Office.
"A fresh lot of Hams at Sessions, Ham
by n Co.'S.
The cooks delight, tha celebrated P. P
T. flour, just received by 4, q. Gilbert.
The merchant or business man whe
has his printing done in another town, has
no right to complain if other people go
elsewhere to trade and initiate his example.
Correspondents should bear in mind
that what newspaper wants is the news
faithful and accurate reports st passing
events-not jokes and slurs calculated to
wound the feelings of innocent persons.
"A well known merchant says advertise
ing is the pepper and salt of newspaper
and the bread aud butter Of the advertiser.
And also it ouget TO be added, the cream
Of the customers.
"A quiet do-nothing spirit never built up
town yet 1t takes push, VIM energy,
united effort to put life into sleepy town
Marietta is not asleep exactly, but she takes
too much of the opiate of content to be &C.
tive and booming.
The State Fair to be held at Macon in
October has offered a premium of 81, 900
to the county making the best agricultural
display. Old Cobb ought to compete for
the prize. Our farmers should plant with
view OF entering the contest.
Don't forget the p p. u.
Say, Esq, where are you goihg9 70
Mar ia4f he nf &c
Sessions, Handy 4 Co.
The Dime Club at the residence of
Mr.. S. A. Anderson on last Thursday
night proved to be exceptionally inter
esting and pleasant. The programme con-
sisted of music and recitations and the
large crowd was highly entertained.
We have the finest section, the best
climate, the finest water, the richest lands
and the cleverest people in the world here
in Cobb, and what we want is capital and
influx of people to make it the most pros
porous.
MIR. Ernest H. Faw, a student of the
Marietta Male Academy certainly has skill
and proficiency in map drawing, judging
from the very creditable specimen we have
seen of a map drawn by him of the United
States. The nice coloring and accuracy of
lines make it such as to attract attention
and deserving of praise.
Sessions, Handy & Co. will sell you a
set of goblets that you can drive a nail with
for Scots.
Marietta may or not be on verge OF
boom, but one thing is certain, we have all
the elements here to constitute a healthy,
steady growth, and with proper efforts put
forth by cooperative Improvement Com
pany, Marietta might take such step for
ward as would greatly enhance her real
estate and induce capitalists to invest here.
We would be glad to have the assistance Of
all of our citizens in this matter. Some
body must take the lead in this matter, OF
Marietta will not display the energy Of growth
other towns are doing throughout the South
Prof. Arthur Murphey has Secured thir
ty names among our best citizens for the
Ancient Order OF United Workmen, which
he proposes to establish here Griffin Sun
The Lodge in Marietta is growing and is {
splendid beneficiary organization, leaving
two thousand dollars to wife, brother, sister
father or mother at the death of member
This order. is nineteen years old, has paiC
out over SIS, 100000 on beneficiary certif
Gates, and has a membership of l79, 905
strong. No other order has attained sucl
large membership in this country. II
you want to join, give your name to W. II
Millen, at Wrights drug store
THE proof of the pudding is in the eat
ing, why suffer from Sick Headache, Mala
ria, Dyspepsia or Constipation when you
can get free sample of Chapmans Live
Pills
Garden Seeds, Shoes, Hats, Groceries
etc, at Sessions, Handy & Co., and the!
want to sell them.
The two passenger trains going uortl
and south, which meet at Marietta abou